06/24/2002

Cattle raisers press for bovine tuberculosis plan
Members of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association want authorities who govern the interstate movement of feeder cattle from Texas to perfect and approve a new surveillance program for monitoring bovine tuberculosis.
The request was developed as a policy resolution during TSCRA's summer meeting June 14-15 in Galveston.

Agriculture briefly - June 23, 2002
The Farm Service Agency will conduct a second sign-up period that will run through Friday for conservation funding under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Summer is time for savings, selection at Lucy's Resale
It's a wonderful time to choose something for your summer wardrobe at Lucy's Resale Boutique. The shop, which has been voted Lubbock's best consignment shop by A-J readers for eight consecutive years, currently has one of the best selections they've ever had!

'Atria's Brave' celebrate Fourth of July, share wise life lessons
Residents and staff of Atria Cottage Village look forward to July 4th each year. In addition to celebrating with traditional favorites like hot dogs and homemade vanilla ice cream, they participate in the annual Fourth on Broadway parade.
The theme for this year's Fourth on Broadway celebration is "Home of the Brave," and the staff and residents of Atria Cottage Village have chosen "Atria's Brave: Then & Now" as the theme for their float. Pictures of Atria residents who have served in the armed services will decorate the outside of the Atria bus, representing "then," while residents and staff will ride inside and wave flags. The float is a special memorial to heroes both past and present.

KK's Craft Mall celebrates 10 years
For the past 10 years, KK's Craft Mall has been the place where people come to sell their wares, and customers from near and far come to get the best merchandise for the fairest prices.

Put B&I Review to work for you
Now is the time to advertise your business in the Business & Industrial Review! The deadline for the Fall 2002 B&I Review is July 15, 2002, and available space is filling now.

Merle's compassion, guidance made boyhood workable
MERLE WAS A special aunt who seemingly was tailored for her time. Her maturity gave her the wisdom that's born of experience, yet she was still within easy enough contact with her own youth to recall its complexities.
Having just observed special days honoring Mother and Father, respectively, I wondered if there is an "Aunt's Day?" If not, why not? And, if so, how come I've never heard of it?

Business Q & A - June 23, 2002
Q: I've always lived on high ground in the Northeast, but am thinking about moving to a state in another part of the country where major floods periodically inundate entire neighborhoods. Will I need flood insurance, and how much does it cost for coverage?

Boomers' golden years losing their luster
LaGRANGE, Ga. (AP)  Financially fueled by years of working and saving, baby boomers are a healthy and wealthy spending bloc soon to be consumed by enviable retirements built around leisurely recreations.

New Finish
When it comes to new home construction, most buyers usually have their eyes set on South, Southwest or Northwest Lubbock. Most, but not all.
That's because some buyers yearn to be part of older, more established neighborhoods that have roots as well as history.

Kmart drops benifits
TROY, Mich. (AP)  Kmart Corp. plans to stop paying about 20 former executives $2 million a year in special retirement benefits, a spokesman said Saturday. Payments to some former managers, who were executive vice presidents or higher, stopped June 1.

Regional employers, take note
If you're a business owner or a management professional interested in training and other support issues, plan to attend this week's Regional Employers Conference.
Terri Patterson, director of work force development for Market Lubbock Inc., said the daylong conference will address a number of issues ranging from employee retention and training to wage scales and performance management practices.

Longhorns receive champion's welcome
AUSTIN (AP)  More than a thousand burnt orange-adorned fans crowded Disch-Falk Field on Sunday to welcome home the University of Texas national champion baseball team.
The Longhorn faithful braved the Texas heat to wait for the team, which won the College World Series title Saturday in Omaha, Neb., with a 12-6 victory over South Carolina.

Knights point to misunderstandings in Tech store case
In the wake of a recently concluded investigation at Texas Tech, Bob and Tim Knight want to make a few things clear about what really happened during Tim Knight's questioned merchandise transactions.
First and foremost, Tim Knight never owed Tech more than Tech owed him, Bob Knight said.

Tech standout qualifies in 800
PALO ALTO, Calif.  Texas Tech junior-to-be Shannon Spaulding qualified for today's final in the senior women's 800 meters at the U.S. Track and Field Championships.

Rundell, Cagle take Hillcrest Swinger
The Hillcrest Country Club course played long, and a 51/2-hour final round seemed even longer, but to Donnie Cagle Jr. and Scott Rundell the wait was worth it.
Starting Sunday with a three-shot lead that vanished after 11 holes, the two pulled themselves together and broke through for their first Lubbock major victory apiece at the Swinger.

Friday fans get choice
Spend enough time in Texas and you learn quickly that Friday night high school football holds a high place in towns big and small all around the Lone Star State.
In fact, after Sundays at church, get-togethers under the Friday night lights are as much a weekly gathering as anything else in Texas.

Sports breifly - June 23, 2002
Former Coronado standout Tyler Ward has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Hawaii Pacific University.

Rundell, Cagle capture lead at Hillcrest Swinger
The last time Scott Rundell played in the last-round final group at a major city golf tournament, he and his partner ballooned to four over par through four holes and rapidly faded to seventh place.

Can't Luis get a little recogntion?
 When Marlins infielder Luis Castillo hit in his 35th straight game Friday night, a home crowd of 5,865 showed up to see it. Then fewer than 15,000 trickled in to watch the streak end Saturday. Wake us when he gets to 55 seemed to be the message the Miami populace was sending.
 It's called having an ace in the hole when your 16-1 pitcher is ready to go on six days' rest, as Texas' Justin Simmons was Saturday in the College World Series finals against Stanford.

Teen prodigy on her way to success
PHILADELPHIA  Four summers ago, a polite but unusually persistent girl started phoning the Children's Ballet Theatre, a dance school in South Philadelphia. She was 12 years old. Her name was Hoang Jessica Tang.
"She kept calling," director Angela Corosanite recalled. "I said, 'Sweetheart, you have to have your mommy call.' She sounded so young."

Got Nurses?
THE NURSING SHORTAGE prevalent throughout the country has prompted an otherwise unlikely collaboration in our city known as the South Plains Nursing Education Coalition.
We applaud the vision of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Covenant Health System, Covenant School of Nursing, Lubbock Christian University Depart ment of Nursing, South Plains College School of Nursing, and University Medical Center in forming this coalition.

Challenger League
CHILDREN HAVE been playing baseball since early spring in Lubbock. We submit that players in Lubbock Challenger League Baseball, which begins season play tonight, have more fun with less pressure than any Little Leaguers in town.

Crowded LHS
THE LUBBOCK Exemplary Academic Program (LEAP) has been an outstanding success as an academic magnet at Lubbock High School and has resulted in the transfers of many students. So have enrichment courses that were originally offered at LHS but not at the other three local high schools.
The problem is that they seemed to have worked too well at encouraging transfers. The student population at once-anemic Lubbock High has grown to an expected 1,950 students for this fall. And that is at a school that has an ideal student capacity of 1,800 students.

Education briefs
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center's continued nursing education program will present its 11th annual school nurse workshop July 25-26 at the Region 17 Education Service Center, 1111 W. Loop 289.
The workshop themes include "Is Something Wrong? Psychological Issues Affecting Children and Adolescents" and "The Development of Sexuality in Children: Normal and Abnormal Occurrences."

Stephanopoulos takes over show
George Stephanopoulos says his experience as a White House insider will help him as the host of a Sunday-morning talk show.

Movie briefs
HOLLYWOOD  Denzel Washington is working on getting together with his friend Eddie Murphy for a comedy as a change of pace.

Book tells story of first operational sub
"Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Con federate Submarine" (Ball antine, 301 pages) by Brian Hicks and Schuyler Kropf tells of the first truly operational submarine.

Sandler speaks about movie love
Adam Sandler says on-screen romances are hard on real-life relationships, but his fiancee Jacqueline Titone was fine when she saw him smooch Emily Watson in "Punch Drunk Love."

Futuristic police, cartoon cuties lead weekend income at movies
LOS ANGELES (AP)  Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg wound up in a dead heat with a cartoon kid and her goofy alien pal.
"Minority Report," Cruise and Spielberg's sci-fi thriller, took in $36.9 million in its first weekend, according to estimates Sunday by its distributor, 20th Century Fox. That would put it barely ahead of the animated "Lilo & Stitch," which debuted with $35.8 million, according to its studio, Disney.

Influential comic legend to perform two concerts in Lubbock
The Orange County Register's critic concluded a February 1998 review of a Bill Cosby concert with: "For while many comedians rely on the scandalous, the prurient and the generally unpleasant aspects of life, Cosby can deliver an evening of PG-rated comedy, free of anything offensive or topical or controversial.
"And he'll still manage to say the darndest things."

Raccoons: Our most dexterous mammal
Commonly found on the Texas South Plains, the raccoon is easily distinguished by its black mask, bushy ringed tail and long dense black-brown fur. Raccoons may weigh up to 30 pounds or more and have well-developed senses of sight, hearing and smell.
Evidence suggests that the raccoon was hunted and trapped by most prehistoric Indian cultures.

Litterers' Fingerprints?
I have a very important question: Could Lubbock police officers lift fingerprints from the cans, bottles and fast-food cartons that I have to pick up out of my yard and street every day of the year? If these two-legged animals have been in this filthy town as long as 30 days, the LPD will have their prints on record. I am completely disgusted and ready to fight back.

Zoos Send Wrong Message
A zoo in Lubbock is a very bad idea. Educational endeavors are fine, but not if they send the wrong message!

Water Pressure Problem
I would like to thank the employees of the city water department for their quick response to my complaint about my water pressure.

Puppies Abandoned On Road
If you can read, this letter is for the trash who spent part of their Memorial Day weekend abandoning those cute puppies on County Road 1500 between 1585 and Woodrow Road.

Morrison's Decision-Making
Re: City Councilman Frank Morrison accused of defying federal court order (A-J, 6-18).
True character is beginning to show. I can understand and allow for a temporary absence from being in District 4 by Councilman Morrison, but the problem is that the definition of temporary appears to be solely Morrison's decision. He purchased a house in District 6, he sold his house in District 4, but this is temporary, right? What is the definition of the word "IS?"

Cancellation Unfortunate
The events of the evening of June 8 that ultimately caused the cancellation of the 2002 Cattle Baron's Ball were most unfortunate.

Ring Found In Parking Lot
On Sunday (6-16), I was at a local funeral home and found a mother's ring in the parking lot. It looks like one that has been around for a while and I would really like to get it back to the rightful owner.
If someone can call and identify the ring I will return it. I'm not sure how else to go about this, so maybe you can help. I'm enclosing my e-mail address and phone number. I hope we can find the lady this belongs to. E-mail: jandjhix @earthlink.net. Telephone: 744-6924.

Britney Fans' Rude Behavior
My two nieces and I attended the Britney Spears concert. Like everyone else, we were upset and disappointed when it was canceled. However, I was al

Military service/briefly
Eric N. Navarrete has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He will be assigned to Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey, as a transportation officer. Navarrete is the son of Lean and Emily Navarrete of Eunice, N.M., and husband of Vilma Navarrete of Hobbs, N.M. He is a 1991 graduate of Eunice High School and a 2000 graduate of the College of the Southwest in Hobbs.

Shaken to the Roots
Technically, Genevieve Johnson and Celia Hannon are neighbors. But family might be a more appropriate term.
While living at apartments within a house in the 1900 block of Ninth Street, they often look after each other's needs.

Firefighter's attitude earns accolades
Chris Angerer has never rescued a child from a burning building, but through his talents and efforts, hundreds of firefighters possess the knowledge and motivation to accomplish such a mission.
Angerer, district chief of the Lubbock Fire Department, recently was named the city's Firefighter of the Year. The honor was decided by an internal committee of his colleagues and peers.

Ill cadets suffering bout two
Recurring symptoms of what appeared to be food poisoning brought cadets from the 4th Corps Youth Leadership Program back to area hospitals again Sunday evening.

Nadeau's troubles seal Rudd victory
SONOMA, Calif. (AP)  Jerry Nadeau's misfortune gave Ricky Rudd his sixth road course win.
Nadeau, driving for Steve Grissom in the No. 44 Dodge, had just two laps left and a wide margin of victory in the Dodge-Save Mart 350 Sunday when he suddenly spun off the track.

Auto racing roundup
NUERBURGRING, Germany  This time, Rubens Barrichello didn't have to make way for his teammate.

Kvapil prevails for O'Reilly win
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP)  Determined Travis Kvapil wasn't the fastest, but maintained the best racing line Saturday to get the second victory of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career.

Drivers find new landmarks on remade course
SONOMA, Calif. (AP)  The newly named Infineon Raceway's $50 million facelift has robbed drivers of familiar navigational landmarks  a guardrail where they brake and a flag point where they gun it.
Polesitter Tony Stewart used a pedestrian bridge as a gauge when he won a year ago at the track formerly knows as Sears Point Raceway.

Legendary Franklin kite experiment 250 years old
PHILADELPHIA (AP)  Legend has it that 250 years ago this month, Benjamin Franklin sailed a kite and a key into a stormy Philadelphia sky and made a shocking discovery: Lightning was a form of electricity.

Fires devour Arizona tinderbox
SHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP)  Two wildfires raging unchecked through paper-dry forest merged Sunday into a single blaze of about 300,000 acres that threatened to burn into this evacuated town, a fire official said.
Before they came together, the fires had destroyed about 185 homes elsewhere in the highlands of eastern Arizona, and as many as 25,000 people had fled more than half a dozen towns, including Show Low.

Married kidnappers off to jail
ALBUQUERQUE (AP)  A couple who kidnapped a baby boy 22 years ago and raised him here is preparing to leave him to serve time in a New York jail.

Police talking to man about missing girl
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP)  A hospitalized drifter sought for questioning in the disappearance of a teen-ager in Utah was alert and talking with investigators Saturday.

LA unions fighting secession of San Fernando, Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP)  Organized labor launched a million-dollar campaign Saturday to stop the secession of the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood from Los Angeles, fearing a breakup would endanger thousands of union jobs and pensions.

Group of Eight leaders to focus on fighting terrorism, Africa aid
WASHINGTON (AP)  President Bush and other leaders of the world's most powerful countries are determined to use this year's Group of Eight summit to launch what some are calling a Marshall Plan for Africa: billions of dollars in new aid to the poorest continent.

Huge wildfire still roaring out of control
SHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP)  Authorities ordered the 7,700 residents of this eastern Ariz ona mountain community to evacuate Saturday night as a mammoth fire breached a hastily constructed fire line on its western edge.
The mandatory evacuation orders came as the fire, which had burned more than 150,000 acres of forest since Tuesday, passed a fire line about eight miles west of the city. Crews that were building the line fled earlier in the day as the blaze approached.

O'Neill presses House to raise debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP)  Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill urged the House on Sunday to follow the Senate's lead and raise the federal debt limit to ensure that the government won't run out of borrowing room this week.

Study: National murder rate up by 3.1 percent
WASHINGTON (AP)  The number of murders in the United States rose by 3.1 percent last year as police departments nationwide reported an overall increase in major crimes for the first time in a decade, a law enforcement official said.

Zola Faye Brannan
ANDREWS  Memorial services for Zola Faye Brannan, 75, of Andrews will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews with the Rev. H.A. Hanks officiating.

Florence Harvey
MULESHOE  Services for Florence Harvey, 91, of Muleshoe will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel in Muleshoe with the Rev. Bob Thomas of Prairie View Chapel in Amarillo officiating.

Pauline Combs
Memorial services Pauline Lee Combs, 96, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Monday in J.A. Hodges Chapel of First Christian Church with the Rev. Michael Passmore officiating.

Chrystal Robison
TURKEY  Services for Chrystal Dawn Tankersley Robison, 25, of Turkey will be at 10:30 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Turkey with the Rev. Melvin Clinton, the Rev. Steve Pepper and Stuart Smith officiating.

Angelita Constancio
MEADOW  Graveside services for Angelita Constancio, 65, of Odessa will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Meadow Cemetery under the direction of Mark A. Jones Funeral Directors of Brownfield.

Albert Oehrlein
LYFORD  Services for Albert F. "Mike" Oehrlein, 86, of Lyford will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Lyford with the Rev. Jerry Parks officiating.

Walker Metcalf Sr.
Graveside service for Walker Metcalf Sr., 95, of Lubbock will be at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Carl Neinast
HART  Memorial services for Carl Glen Neinast, 51, of Hart will be 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church of Hart with the Rev. Tom Long officiating.

James Kennemer
COLEMAN  Services for James Jennings Kennemer, 22, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion with the Rev. John Murdock of the Christian Life Assembly of God Church of Lubbock officiating.

Vera Kesterson
TEXARKANA  Graveside services for Vera T. Kesterson, 97, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Hillcrest Memorial Park in Texarkana.

Police Blotter - June 24, 2002
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

Police Blotter - June 23, 2002
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.
ASSAULT

Turkey earns berth in semifinals, 1-0
OSAKA, Japan (AP)  Let the fans in the stands and the folks back home proclaim it the greatest victory in Turkish sports history. The World Cup team itself has loftier goals in mind.

Interleague roundup I - June 24, 2002
PITTSBURGH  Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer for his first extra-base hit in 16 games and the Texas Rangers finished off a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning 10-4 Sunday.

Yao reaches pact with Chinese club
SHANGHAI, China (AP)  Yao Ming moved a step closer to the NBA on Saturday when his agent said the expected top pick in next week's draft struck a deal with his current team, the Shanghai Sharks.

McCarron to ride for final time
LOS ANGELES (AP)  Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron will retire today, and while he's leaving at the top of his profession, the 47-year-old rider is convinced the time is right.

South Korea and its fans eager to face Germany
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)  Millions of fans in red are ready for another night of partying in the streets. It's the most important sports event ever for South Korea, one that could change the history of soccer.

Hershiser named Rangers' pitching coach
PITTSBURGH (AP)  Orel Hershiser, a former Cy Young Award winner with no prior coaching experience, was hired Saturday to replace the fired Oscar Acosta as the Texas Rangers' pitching coach.

Thompson's career high snuffs out Fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)  Sheryl Swoopes was a little grumpy, because she was on her way to an impromptu doctor's appointment to get stitches for a cut over her left eye. Yet she forced a smile after the Houston Comets' terrific shooting performance Sunday.

Blue Jackets get top NHL pick
TORONTO (AP)  Rick Dudley traded the No. 1 pick in Saturday's NHL draft and still got the player he and the Florida Panthers wanted.

Rockets seem ready to gamble on Yao
HOUSTON (AP)  From coin flips to long-shot lottery odds, the Houston Rockets have been successful at getting the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.

Ribs still hurting Sampras
WIMBLEDON, England (AP)  Pete Sampras was notably absent as dozens of top players and their coaches shuffled out to the 14 practice courts at the All England Club's north end Sunday.

South Korea continues magical run
GWANGJU, South Korea (AP)  After the South Korean captain slammed the final penalty kick into the right corner of the net, he sprinted to the sideline, jumped and punched the air with his fist.

Cardinals begin task of mourning, moving on
CHICAGO (AP)  Jim Edmonds leaned against a wall for support, his eyes red and watery, Darryl Kile's No. 57 written on both his cap and the thick tape covering his right wrist.
As he listened to St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and teammate Woody Williams talk about Kile, he looked upward with a vacant stare, as if he still couldn't believe the pitcher was dead at just 33.

Greats: Bring on Woods
KANSAS CITY  People came to Blue Hills Country Club to see Mount Rushmore. To see living history. And there they were. Nicklaus. P

Interleague roundup - June 23, 2002
PITTSBURGH  Ivan Rodriguez drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers overcame a two-run deficit to beat the skidding Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Saturday.

Driskill leads Orioles past Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)  The San Francisco Giants couldn't figure out why they lost to a bespectacled 30-year-old rookie with no spectacular pitches.

Cardinals' pitcher Kile found dead
CHICAGO (AP)  St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead at the team hotel Saturday, Chicago police said. He was 33.
Kile apparently died from natural causes and was found in his bed, said Michael Chasen, commanding officer of the police's Area Three Homicide. There were no signs of forced entry and no signs of foul play, he said.

Sports briefly - June 24, 2002
DETROIT  Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said Sunday that goalie Dominik Hasek hasn't made up his mind about whether he'll retire or return to the Stanley Cup champions next season.

Pro golf roundup - June 24, 2002
HUNT VALLEY, Md.  J.C. Snead made a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole Sunday to avert a four-way playoff and win the Greater Baltimore Classic by one stroke, ending a record victory drought of almost seven years.

Interleague roundup II - June 24, 2002
HOUSTON  Mike Cameron drove in four runs with his 100th career homer and a three-run double, leading Joel Pineiro and the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros 10-5 Sunday.

Berlin stops Rhein to win World Bowl
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP)  Todd Husak threw two touchdown passes to Dane Looker as the Berlin Thunder defended their World Bowl title with a 26-20 victory Saturday over the Rhein Fire.

Greene, Jones win 100-meter titles
STANFORD, Calif. (AP)  Maurice Greene silenced his top challenger in the men's 100 meters  just barely. Marion Jones still has no American rival in the women's 100.

Cubs down distracted Cardinals for 8-3 win
CHICAGO (AP)  Darryl Kile was supposed to pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals. That's why his grieving teammates decided to play one day after Kile's death  it's what he would have wanted.

Girl's death blamed on mother, relative
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP)  A Chaves County grand jury accused a 3-year-old girl's mother and another relative of her death in 2000.
Veronica Bogey, the mother, and Terry Bogey were indicted on charges of child abuse resulting in the death of Grace Bogey. Deputy District Attorney Alan Griffin said he did not know Terry Bogey's exact relationship to the mother or child.

Bexar County judges take hit for dismissed cases
SAN ANTONIO (AP)  Misdemeanor judges in Bexar County have dismissed a record 5,400 criminal cases in the last three years, drawing heavy criticism from the district attorney's office and local media.

Jury deliberating man's fate for death
EL PASO (AP)  Jurors began deliberating Sunday whether a 19-year-old Anthony man should get the death penalty or life in prison for killing a 15-year-old girl.

Second do-not-call signup nears end
AUSTIN (AP)  Texans who want their phone lines free of pesky telemarketers have a few more days to register for the second installment of the state's no-call list.

Wrong door entry causes airport evacuation
GRAPEVINE (AP)  A man walked Saturday morning through a revolving door marked "Do Not Enter," triggering an evacuation from a terminal at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport that delayed departing flights for an hour.

Texas A&M administrators want out of federal bonfire lawsuits
COLLEGE STATION  Texas A&M University administrators want to be dismissed from federal lawsuits filed against them in the 1999 bonfire collapse, but those who filed the suit say the administrators should not be released because they deliberately placed students in harm's way.

Texas candidates from both major parties target women voters
AUSTIN (AP)  Republicans point to Gov. Rick Perry's record of naming women to high-level state posts, while Democrat Tony Sanchez unveils a list of big-name women supporters.
Democratic attorney general nominee Kirk Watson stresses his pro-choice stance on abortion at "Women with Watson" events as GOP opponent Greg Abbott pledges to enforce child support laws and battle domestic violence.

Town honors man who went from fields to fame
GREENVILLE (AP)  Born dirt-poor to East Texas sharecroppers, Audie Murphy was an unlikely war hero. He was a teen of small stature who dropped out of school to work in the cotton fields.
His legacy, however, is larger than life. He became the most decorated soldier of World War II, a movie star in the '50s and '60s, a poet and songwriter.

Church-chartered bus crashes into concrete pillar
TERRELL, Texas (AP)  A bus en route to a church camp in Louisiana crashed Monday into a concrete pillar supporting an overpass, killing four youths and the driver, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Tom Vinger said.
A sixth person, initially listed as dead, was in critical condition, Vinger said.

Guard members from Lubbock in Cuba
More than 150 members of the Texas Army National Guard unit based here shipped out Sunday for Cuba, where they will guard more than 460 prisoners taken by U.S. soldiers in the war in Afghanistan, according to a National Guard spokesman.
However, Lt. Col. Robert Luna did not have further information on the status of the soldiers.

Boy Scouts to host day-long fund raising events
Boy Scout Troop #521 will try to get a jump on next year's activities through a day-long fund raising effort. The scouts will host a car wash, a garage sale and sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts Saturday at the Elks Lodge, 3045 Slide Road.

PTA addresses sex ed, school prayer at annual conference
SAN ANTONIO (AP)  Parents want their school-aged children to learn about safe sex, not just abstinence, according to a survey released Sunday at the National PTA's annual conference.
The survey, conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, found that while 97 percent of the parent surveyed put abstinence at the top of their list, 85 percent said students should learn more about condoms and 84 percent said they should learn more about other forms of birth control.

4th Corps camp canceled after breakout of illness
Ruben Picon, 16, was crestfallen. Still somewhat uncomfortable with mild symptoms of the lingering digestive illness that brought him to University Medical Center two nights in a row, he spoke quietly, eyes downcast.
"I still don't want to go home," he said. "I don't think anyone wants to go home. I was crying, very upset when they told me."

Church-chartered bus crashes into concrete pillar
TERRELL, Texas (AP)  A church-chartered bus crashed into a concrete pillar under an overpass near Terrell on Monday. Initial reports said at least six were dead.
Two buses with about 50 students on each bus were taking middle school and high school students to a church camp in Ruston, La., said Erika Robinson, finance assistant with the Metro Church of Garland.

4th Corps program headed for cancellation due to food poisoning
After two days of continue illness likely due to food poisoning, the 4th Corps Youth Leadership Program has been canceled, according to a board member from the organization that sponsors the camp.
Saturday and Sunday, participants were treated at area hospitals for nausea, fever, vomiting and other digestive ailments.

4th Corps program canceled due to food poisoning
After two days of continued illness likely due to food poisoning, organizers of the 4th Corps Youth Leadership Program have decided to cancel the program.
Saturday and Sunday, participants were treated at area hospitals for nausea, fever, vomiting and other digestive ailments.

Agency sponsors food giveaways
Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation will sponsor several food giveaways in June. The first began Monday and ends today at the corporation's office at 1502 Erskine Street and Avenue Q.

4th Corps program faces possible cancellation due to food poisoning
Editor's note: There is a more recent version of this story in the updated section.
After two days of continued illness likely due to food poisoning, organizers of the 4th Corps Youth Leadership Program were discussing this morning whether or not to cancel the program.

County settles road lawsuit
Lubbock County Commissioners settled a lawsuit Monday over a southwest county road, agreeing to widen the lane that a resident once considered a private drive.
David Neufeld built a gate across County Road 1560 in October 2000, sparking a feud with commissioners who asked that the gate remain open. The road connects Woodrow Road and County Road 7620, running about 30 feet from Neufeld's house.

Man dies after standoff
DENTON (AP)  The 40-year-old man who shot himself in the head during a standoff at Texas Woman's University has died.

Suspected grocery store thieves arrested in Kansas
Two Lubbock residents wanted in connection with a theft last week at a Lowe's supermarket were arrested in Kansas with a duffel bag full of money.
The arrest of Tonya Denise Nickens and Manuel Valdez III, ages unknown, occurred this morning in the small town of Belleville, population 2,517, Lubbock police Sgt. Keith Woodard said. Authorities in Kansas received an arrest warrant from Lubbock.

Agency sponsors food giveaways
Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation will sponsor several food giveaways in June. The first began Monday and ends today at the corporation's office at 1502 Erskine Street and Avenue Q.
Wednesday, the giveaways will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Wolfforth's Old City Hall and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Shallowater's St. Phillips Church. On Thursday, they will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Idalou's City Barn and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Lorenzo's San Lorenzo Church.

Israeli troops place thousands of Palestinians under scrutiny
JERUSALEM (AP)  Israeli troops are keeping at least 400,000 Palestinians under effective house arrest with round-the-clock curfews and largely barring the media from covering its escalating invasion of the West Bank  an operation that has faced minimal Palestinian resistance and limited international criticism.

CNN admits error in Mideast coverage
JERUSALEM (AP)  CNN erred in giving more programming time to the family of a Palestinian suicide bomber than to his Israeli victims and tried to rectify the mistake, the network's top news executive said Sunday during a damage-control visit to Israel.
CNN's coverage of recent suicide bombings has provoked anger in Israel and led a local cable company to start carrying CNN's chief U.S. competitor, Fox News Channel. Fox said it expects others to follow suit. Recent comments from CNN founder Ted Turner describing both Israel and the Palestinians as terrorists have fueled Israeli anger.

EU leaders tighten immigration controls
SEVILLE, Spain (AP)  Euro pean Union leaders, after watching a string of far-right politicians elected across the continent, agreed Saturday to tighten border controls in an effort to reduce the flow of migrants trying to enter the EU illegally every year.
But leaders backed away from threatening poor countries with sanctions for failing to stop the illegal migration of about half a million people every year.

New Afghan Cabinet appointees under scrutiny
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)  In the first public sign of discontent with Afghanistan's new government, the former interior minister on Sunday questioned the legitimacy of most of President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet and said he may organize a new opposition party.

A History Of Helping
Answering the phone. Organizing a garage sale. Baking cookies. Cleaning out storage closets.
These describe some the contributions Marlowe Malouf has made to charitable organizations in the Lubbock community. While the tasks might seem menial to some, Marlowe says she feels a real sense of accomplishment.